Water pressure
Lone Stone
Posted 3/21/2011 10:30 PM (#488194)
Subject: Water pressure




Posts: 477


Location: Iowa
Got the boat out for first time this year. Water pressure gauge was good right away, but went to 0-1 after a couple minutes of running. Still had a very strong pee and no alarms so I wasn't worried about it. Just wondered why it would do this? I messed with the RPM's trying to make it go back up, but it wouldn't move much at all. Could there just be something in the line? I'm going to take the line off and blow it out later in the week to see, just wondered if anyone has had this happen.

Edited by Lone Stone 3/21/2011 10:44 PM
Guest
Posted 3/22/2011 5:26 PM (#488312 - in reply to #488194)
Subject: RE: Water pressure


Either the line is plugged or there was water in the gauge that froze causing damage.
Lone Stone
Posted 3/22/2011 10:51 PM (#488380 - in reply to #488194)
Subject: Re: Water pressure




Posts: 477


Location: Iowa
It's gotta be a plugged line, I just gotta get the time to try blowing it out. Stored in my heated shop all winter, so freezing wasn't an option. I'll post results when I get time to figure it out.

Edited by Lone Stone 3/22/2011 10:52 PM
Lone Stone
Posted 3/28/2011 10:53 PM (#489551 - in reply to #488194)
Subject: Re: Water pressure




Posts: 477


Location: Iowa
Unhooked the line from the gauge and started it up. It pushed out a lot of brown slimy crap. Hooked back up, and gauge was all over the place. Took it out of dash and depending on what way I held it, it showed me 0 or 25 psi. Got the new line and gauge installed tonight. Also got rid of a bunch of extra wires the previous owner left in when he did upgrades. Will check it tomorrow, but it should be fixed.